EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES ON CONTAMINATED LAND

✍ Scribed by Christie, Stella ;Teeuw, Richard

• Book ID: 102658330
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 862 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0961-0405
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0976(199605)6:3<85::aid-eet69>3.0.co;2-6

✦ Synopsis

Differing policy and administrative regimes in the European Union make environmental control and monitoring difficult. The example of contaminated land is used here to explore some of these difficulties. The policies and legislative frameworks of various EU states are considered, and the responsibilities of various tiers of government within states are examined. Registers of contaminated land and their use in land transactions form part of that policy role. Differing definitions of contaminated land are examined. The relative costs and the numbers of sites found in Member States are shown. In addition, a comparative study is made of remediation standards and policies. Despite numerous differences in contaminated land policy, many common areas were nevertheless found. Strong national regulations and transparency in land transactions are needed as standard regulations within the EU are unlikely. There is a need for reliable information and industrial co-operation.